Kealoha

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

The + love

Kealoha has been given to 96 babies in the U.S. since 1979. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2022, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 55% boys, 45% girls all-time.

Babies named Kealoha, 2024

1 in 478,000

Kealoha over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kealoha over time

In 2024, Kealoha went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19792024

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kealoha: meaning, origin, and history

The + love

Hawaiian

What Kealoha means

Kealoha means “the + love”, associated with ke and aloha.

Origin, language, and formation

Kealoha is used in Hawaiian. Its origins include Hawaiian.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Hawaiian, Kealoha is pronounced /ke.aˈlo.ha/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 53 boys were recorded with the name Kealoha between 1979 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2022; its best national rank was #5,723 in 1979.

In the United States, 43 girls were recorded with the name Kealoha between 1982 and 2023. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1982; its best national rank was #8,658 in 1982.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Kealoha?

Kealoha had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 478,000; 7 of 3,342,801 births
Among boys only: 1 in 246,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 331,009 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Kealoha sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 331,009 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kealoha. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kealohas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kealoha was born before 2008 — so the typical Kealoha is around 17 today.

Median birth year: 2008; About 17 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 39.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 60.4%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 53; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 39.6% of all recorded uses (21).

Is Kealoha rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2022 (7)
Years since peak: 3; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 5.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,723; 1979

Kealoha by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,723; 1979
Peak year: 2022; 7 that year
First recorded: 1979
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 53
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,658; 1982
Peak year: 1982; 7 that year
First recorded: 1982
Last recorded: 2023
All-time count: 43
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Kealoha

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Keaire Keatyn Keaston Keala Kearis Keating Keantae Keari Keavin Keaven Keaunte Keavion Keatin Keavon Kealii Keagin Keawe Kealan Keab Keaden Kealon Keani Keaka Keaundre

Sibling names for Kealoha

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Ezra Sapphire Scout Amayah Shoshana Nila Everlee Zariyah

For a brother

Loyal Avi Rayden Zeke Gian Rishi Tripp Apollo

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